Heartbeat in Covent Garden

Last week was the last chance to drop a visit at 'Heartbeat' art installation by a French Artist Charles Pétillon in Covent Garden. I went to Covent Garden twice recently and there were so many people there that I couldn't actually get a great clear picture. Plus I took the pictures with my iPad/phone, so please bear with me a little bit more.

Because the whole thing was made by balloons, so when I went there, some of the balloons have already popped, but it didn't affect much at all.

The introduction of heartbeat that I quoted from here 

'Weaving its way through the South Hall of the Grade II listed Market Building, Heartbeat stretches 54 metres in length and 12 metres in width, and incorporates gentle pulsating white light to symbolise the beating of a heart and reflect the history, energy and dynamism of the district.

Charles Pétillon said: “The balloon invasions I create are metaphors. Their goal is to change the way in which we see the things we live alongside each day without really noticing them. With Heartbeat I wanted to represent the Market Building as the beating heart of this area – connecting its past with the present day to allow visitors to re-examine its role at the heart of London’s life.

“Each balloon has its own dimensions and yet is part of a giant but fragile composition that creates a floating cloud above the energy of the market below. This fragility is represented by contrasting materials and also the whiteness of the balloons that move and pulse appearing as alive and vibrant as the area itself.”'


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上個月剛好去了柯芬園兩次，順便看了最近在科芬園展示的藝術作品 '心跳' ，昨天才熊熊想到我去了柯芬園，不然我就早點發文啦，上禮拜是最後一天了，不過沒看到不用氣餒。

用藝術的眼光到哪裡眼中都可以看到藝術

'心跳' 長54公尺，寬12公尺，大小不一的白色氣球，柔和白光規律的脈動其中，象徵心臟的跳動，展現生命的能量。氣球給人一種脆弱的印象，這對比的材料，正可以表現心跳的生動感。

當你走在柯芬園裡，你可以感受到人們的生活與這個作品緊緊相連，就像是有個具像化的作品，告訴你，這裡就像是倫敦的心臟一樣，連接著過去的歷史，與未知的未來。它的龐大與脆弱同時存在，簡單卻反映了倫敦人的生活。

柯芬園的一角

不同的角度看起來很美

下面的用餐區會有一些音樂家 經過的時候請多多支持他們的作品

在柯芬園裡面的冰淇淋店 很可愛

In Saturdays, there are more going on in Covent Garden, loads of hand-made products here you can look for. Also some markets near by if you are looking for some early-Christmas-shopping It's a great place to spend your sunny day.

Thanks for your reading, will see you guys soon.


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週六的時候，柯芬園會有手工市集，可以看到很多精美的文創手工小物，如果想要提早買禮物的話，柯芬園是個很好的選擇，附近還有其他的小市集，如果有個空閒的周末，不妨來柯芬園走一趟，感受一下這個城市的脈動吧

(上次去的時候還看到歐洲很少見的椰子水，這裡大部分的椰子都是熟的椰子，裡面有厚厚的椰肉跟一點點椰奶的椰子)

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